Frog's Leap Winery
Heritage Blend 2024
WINEMAKING
Fermentations are conducted to highlight purity of fruit and site expression, with careful extraction to maintain fine tannin structure. The wine is then aged in French oak, primarily neutral, for approximately eighteen months, allowing the components to integrate without overt wood influence.
VINTAGE
A cool, wet winter replenished soils in Rutherford, followed by a late start to the growing season. Mild summer temperatures slowed ripening, extending the growing season and enhancing flavor development at lower sugar levels. Harvest occurred later than average under favorable conditions. The resulting wines emphasize precision, lifted aromatics and fine-grained tannins with strong aging potential.
Color
Red
Reviews
Wine Advocate - "The 2024 Heritage Blend is mainly Charbono and Petite Sirah, but it also includes smaller amounts of Mourvèdre, Valdiguié and Carignan and tiny amounts of Grenache and Riesling. All co-fermented over a relatively short maceration and matured in used barrels, this is a fun wine, delivering ample complexity in the form of mixed, mouthwatering berries. It's medium- to full-bodied, soft and silky in feel, with a long finish. It offers a great range of food compatibility."
Trade Materials
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Stone fruit and white flower aromatics are perfectly complemented with crisp, minerally flavors. Fermented and aged in stainless steel tanks to preserve the purity and distinctiveness of this noble grape.
Merlot
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Cabernet Sauvignon
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Zinfandel
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Made in the classic field blend style including significant portions of Petite Sirah and Carignane. Vibrant raspberry and black cherry fruit with hints of spice and earth, balanced by bright acidity and moderate tannins—crafted from dry-farmed, organically grown vines and aged in neutral oak to preserve its varietal purity and freshness.
Flycatcher
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Flycatcher is a vibrant, juicy field blend bursting with red berry fruit, spice, and floral notes, crafted from organically grown Zinfandel, Petite Sirah, Carignan, and Valdiguié, co-fermented and aged in neutral oak for a fresh, energetic expression of California terroir.